When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
🎬 The Stump Report: as a Plot Hole daily this film stumped 22% of 291 players — difficulty rated Medium, harder than 49% of every film we've run.
⚔️ Head-to-head: 9–5 in Binge matchups · beat The Evil Dead · fell to The Conjuring 2 · cast today’s verdict →
💰 Earned $50M on a $806.9K budget — a 62× return.
🏆 Nominated for 4 Oscars. 8 wins & 14 nominations total.
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